Personality Disorder & Paranoia

Personality Disorder & Paranoia Training Course (1 full day) This course is designed for Healthcare professionals to understand the myths commonly associated with personality disorder & Paranoia. What this course will do for you: • It will provide you with (a) a proper understanding of personality disorder & Paranoia and (b) a clear and systematic sequence of steps to consistently deliver successful interventions. • It will equip you with skills that are essential to working with personality disorder & Paranioa, many of which can be transferred to other areas of your professional and personal life. Introduction and welcome Explanation of course & Tutor introduction to delegates (background) Delegate introduction to each other Paperwork Definition & Classifications of Personality Disorder Definition and understanding Paranoid Personality Disorder Legal, Clinical and Social Definitions Hare Psychopaths The Hare Psychopathy Checklist / Psychopaths in the Media Risk Assessment Group Exercise • What makes you think this person is suffering from a personality disorder & Paranioa? Identifying the key attributes that are problematic for the person • How to recognise Paranioa? - Paranoid personality disorder / Delusional (paranoid) disorder / Paranoid schizophrenia • Obtaining data and analysing it. When and where does the problem occur: triggers and consequences • Generating insight in the person that certain aspects of what they do and/or the way the see things is causing problems. Raising their own observations to the status of knowledge. Includes conveying the case conceptualisation to the person concerned • How to support the person with paranoid personality disorder? • How to help the person sustain the progress they achieve by developing and implementing a maintenance plan. • Building and maintaining the relationship. Including the problems associated with different types of personality disorder, and their resolution. Relation-fractures and repairs thereof • Supporting yourself: for your own good and the good of your colleagues and those you work with. Personality disorder is an area that is demanding both technically and emotionally, so to have proper support ‘built in’ is important. • Case studies & Group discussions Course evaluation